Issue 9, 2022

A high performance piezoelectric–triboelectric hybrid energy harvester by synergistic design

Abstract

Generation of electricity from naturally abandoned mechanical vibrations is of utmost importance in the modern era of the internet of things. This strategy is highly beneficial to drive low power electronic devices and useful to numerous sensor applications, which include stress/strain sensing, tissue regeneration, environmental remediation, etc. Piezoelectrics are the preferred choice as mechanical energy harvesters and for related applications. Ferroelectric ceramics with the general formula ABO3 are the primary choice of piezoelectrics for these applications. Such systems show a high piezoelectric coefficient (d33) owing to collaborative interactions of the inherent polarization vectors of the crystal lattices. Here, we have invoked the idea of grain size-assisted polarization enhancement for improved piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) performance of BaTiO3 in the form of a polymer/ceramic composite. This composite also exhibits improved triboelectric energy harvesting (TEH) performance owing to the high dielectric constant of the ceramics. Grain size has a dramatic effect on the dielectric constant along with influencing d33. Here we demonstrate how the performance of a hybrid device relying on the PEH and TEH processes can be improved by grain size variation. Our approach shows a new way to improve the performance of hybrid mechanical energy harvesting devices.

Graphical abstract: A high performance piezoelectric–triboelectric hybrid energy harvester by synergistic design

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 jún. 2022
Accepted
19 júl. 2022
First published
20 júl. 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Energy Adv., 2022,1, 613-622

A high performance piezoelectric–triboelectric hybrid energy harvester by synergistic design

D. K. Khatua and S. Kim, Energy Adv., 2022, 1, 613 DOI: 10.1039/D2YA00143H

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